Spillway Effects on Mississippi’s Coastal Fisheries: How Bad is it?
The crisis for Mississippi coastal fisheries due to the prolonged opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway was discussed at MDMR’s monthly meeting.
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Louisiana Watershed Initiative: Interstate Water Issues Summit.
The Louisiana Office of Community Development hosted its third La. Watershed Initiative Summit on the subject of Cross-Boundary Water Issues.
RESTORE Council Planning Framework Draft – Mississippi Public Comment Meeting
Healthy Gulf’s write-up of the RESTORE Council’s public comment meeting in Long Beach, Ms on their Planning Framework Draft for use in Funded Priority List 3 which will be published sometime in 2020. Comment period on this planning draft is open until June 12th, 2019.
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Coast Guard says Taylor Oil Spill Contained, Healthy Gulf Allowed to Intervene in Lawsuit
The Taylor Energy oil spill has been dumping thousands of gallons of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico for more than 14 years. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the longest oil spill in U.S. history is now being contained. Yesterday, Healthy Gulf (formerly Gulf Restoration Network), represented by Earthjustice, was granted a …
Florida legislature fails on water quality
The 2019 FL Legislature just wrapped up without passing any new environmental legislation.
State of Our Coast Conference 2019 Biloxi, Ms.
Features summaries of the main sessions presented by Miss Dept of Marine Resources at the May 6th State of our Coast conference in Biloxi Mississippi.
Modeling for Oysters and Rivers: Presentations at Mississippi Water Resources Conference April 3-4.
Research engineers from Mississippi State University are developing a hydrodynamic and water quality model for the Western Mississippi Sound for MDEQ and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF funding from the BP settlement). The model will be used to identify the most appropriate locations for oyster bed restoration and cultch deployment in the Western …
Florida legislators begin to address algae and water crisis
Florida is still reeling from a disastrous 2018 in which south Florida waterways suffered a double whammy of blue green algae and red tide. Meanwhile, here in the panhandle the powerful Hurricane Michael caused historic damage and highlighted continued weaknesses in our sewage infrastructure. Now, the Florida legislature has just convened, and we’re pushing for …
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What Does the Proposed “Dirty Water Rule” Mean for the Gulf’s Resources?
The following is a blog written by Emily N. Donahoe, Legal Intern, from George Washington University Law School Gulf Recovery Network. The first blog in this series can be found here. On December 11, 2018, the Trump Administration published a proposed revision to the 2015 “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) Rule, which many are calling …
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Costs and Truth Stretching in the “One Lake” DEIS
Last summer the Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood Control and Drainage District published its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Feasibility Study for Pearl River Flood Control featuring the “One Lake” alternative as its preferred plan for addressing Pearl River flooding in Jackson. Ranked by cost from greatest to least, the order of alternatives was: …
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